WPCC News Archive
Volunteering! WPCC Students Support NCSD Students
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) students from the Interpreter Education and Dental Assisting programs recently gave of their time at a Dental Health presentation for North Carolina School for the Deaf (NCSD) students. NCSD students were...
WPCC Partners With Gardner-Webb University
Morganton, NC—Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently formed a partnership with Gardner-Webb University (GWU) that will help students complete degrees in eight programs while also providing GWU with improved facilities to offer academic and career services...
Eve Hollar: WPCC Opened Doors, Gave Me A Family of Friends
Morganton, NC— Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) graduate Eve Hollar will attest that life has some funny ways to change even the best plans. After graduating from St. Stephens High School in Hickory in the Spring of 1978, Eve set her mind to becoming a dental...
SGA Collects & Donates Prom Gowns
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College’s Student Government Association (SGA) recently organized a donation drive to collect gently-used prom gowns. Called “A Second Dance,” the collection of 35 gowns donated by students, faculty and staff was given to the...
Interpreting Ed Students Host Cherokee Speaker
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) Interpreting Education students recently hosted guest speaker Charles Crowe of Morganton as he presented an informational and anecdotal lecture to the Interpreting Education students. The topic of Crowe’s...
WPCC Basketball Team Rolls On Into Playoffs!
A big congrats goes to our WPCC basketball team on a remarkable season that continues through the month of March! Shown are (back row l-r) Kasen Wilson, Dominic Davis, Jeron Hemphill, Jayquan Lipford, D.J. Joyner; (middle row l-r) Coach Gene Gaither, Hans Bryant, Sam...
College Trustee Board Inducts Bruce A. Hawkins
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College recently inducted Bruce A. Hawkins (shown right) as a Trustee with assistance from Mabel H. Lowman, Burke County clerk of superior court. Hawkins, appointed in 2014 by the Burke County Board of Education to fill an...
College Announces Fall Semester Honors Students
Morganton--Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Dean of Student Services Susan Williams released a Fall 2014 Presidents List of 110 students, and a Dean’s List of 388 students. Western Piedmont Community College would like to commend these students for their...
Local Residents Win Kindle Fires!
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently gave away a Kindle Fire at each of two local basketball games. Jennifer Albright (far left) won the Kindle Fire at a recent game between East Burke High School (HS) and Draughn HS and David (DJ)...
College Students Volunteer at NCSD Event
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) Interpreting Education students recently volunteered at the North Carolina School for the Deaf’s (NCSD) First Annual Collaboration for Student Achievement event. Participating students were (l-r) Danielle...